Yorkshire Wildlife Park Yorkshire Wildlife Park News 2018
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Who or what are they. Please always make sure to mention the animal species when using their names.
Dayo and Hodari are the black Rhino who originally came from Berlin Zoo. Jasper is actually their father who has arrived today and his sons have gone off to join the breeding programme in Holland.
Thanks, they could have been red-cheeked turaco otherwise
. The only zoo they could have gone to is Safaripark Beekse Bergen I would say...
With respect , the earlier posts did make it clear they were about the black Rhino, the species was named, you just have to read a few consecutive posts to understand that!
Males Dayo and Hodari were transferred to Tilburg - Safaripark Beekse Bergen.
It is my understanding, after talking to one of the hoofstock keepers on arrival day, that Jasper is now retired from the breeding programme as his sons, Dayo and Hodari are now taking his genes into the new generation. YWP plan to bring in a female to partner with Makibo next year, but don't expect babies for a few years due to their young age! There is more info on YWP website.
Me too! Whilst we all like to see baby animals, particularly of endangered species, its good to see the oldies being well looked after and given the same level of love and care!
So Beekse Bergen is a new holder of black rhinos?
Affirmative.
Oooh that's very nice, and unexpected! Presumably intended to be added to the existing walk-through lemur enclosure?
Indeed, they are to be mixed with the ring-taileds.
Video about the new arrivals:
littleRedPanda
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Have the B&W ruffed lemurs departed then?
They were in the off show area near the lions. Didn't see the new guys today, but did notice the B&W as we walked past towards the gates. Assume they cannot keep all of them though?!
They might get away with it - they did originally have 3 species in there (Brown being the third), although having the Ruffs moved off-show would seem to suggest they're not planning to. A shame if so, I love those fluffy guys!
littleRedPanda
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A couple of ring tail lemurs babies announced on facebook
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